Minori attempts to boost her self-esteem by aspiring to become a haiku poet. However, her dream is shattered by Aki, a young Okinawan woman, who inadvertently undermines her efforts. In a moment of desperation, Minori steals Aki’s haiku and claims it as her own, ultimately winning the national haiku award.

Following the death of the excavation leader, an investigator ventures to a secluded ancient site in the mountains. As the inquiry unfolds, the villagers' superstitions and the rise of an alien cult add complexity to the investigation.

"Gone with the Gods" is a spiritual horror film about a female detective who finds out the murders of missing girls are caused by her own curse.

A provincial young man notices his shadow head is missing and embarks on a journey to find and retrieve it before sundown. It is a bad omen, a sign of death.

Tired of sensationalised depictions of cults, a YouTuber sets out to make a video of her lived experience within a Korean one. She instead, discovers a thread she can’t stop pulling…

The Kingdom of Tonga is threatened by climate change, health issues and poverty. For many, rugby is their only way out of hardship. Can Tonga survive the corporatisation of their national sport?

A daughter confronts her distant and awkward relationship with her father by piecing together fragmented memories from cassette tapes from the late 1980s and the 1990s.

A hopeless romantic young man and an adult woman find themselves drawn together through a puberty ritual. It is the weight of societal expectations and pressures that compel them to recognize the importance of fighting for humanity.

The raid of a Queer Halloween party in Malaysia flooded social media, pushing a group of drag queens out of the shadows to become the involuntary protagonist in the debate about freedom in Malaysia.

Toki works the night shift at the airport, cleaning empty floors with her machine. One day, she encounters a ghost girl in an abandoned section of the building. This unexpected encounter alters the course of Tokio’s life.

A former rock musician's inspiring journey with a youth Nasheed group leads to an invitation from Queen Elizabeth, uniting music and community.

This documentary’s focus Numakage Public Pool is about to be dismantled at the end of its last summer season in August 2023 to make space for brand new condominiums.

Across generations, school trips have profoundly influenced Taiwanese and Japanese students. In 1945 and 2020, global crises challenged these cherished memories. Delve into their resilience as we journey through history, bridging the gap between the past and present.

A young journalist stumbles upon the story of her career: a teenage boy has been living within the nooks and crannies of a shopping mall, apparently alone and undetected for years.

In 1927, a Japanese immigrant founded the first photo studio in North Peru. Ninety years later, hundreds of images from the studio's legacy remain hidden in its archive, revealing an inherited past.